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Newark Valley Community Connection to host ice cream social

Newark Valley Community Connection will host an ice cream social from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. tonight.

8 hours ago in Community, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Local, Regional

44th Annual Strawberry Festival runs through Saturday in Owego

The celebration officially kicks off tonight with the Rock N' Run 5K at Hickories Park.

1 day ago in Community, Health & Wellness, Lifestyle, Local, Regional

Formula sold at Target recalled for infant botulism concern

Container of Nara Organics Organic Infant Formula, milk-based powder with iron, for 0–12 months (14.1 oz).

According to the FDA, a variety of Nara Organics Whole Milk Powdered Infant Formulas may be contaminated with a bacterium that causes botulism.

2 days ago in Lifestyle

Why eat junk on a camping trip? Tips and recipes for nutritious food on the trail

Few things feel better than a long hike in the woods, exhausting yourself as you soak in the fresh air and tranquility. Then, back to camp, where you chip away at those health benefits with packaged hot dogs slapped into a white-bread bun with a slice of plasticky processed cheese food.

2 days ago in Community, Lifestyle, Local, Politics

Unified fire district being considered in town of Dryden

The town of Dryden is discussing establishing a fire district with the villages of Etna and Freeville.

2 days ago in Community, Lifestyle, Local, Sports

Memorial golf tournament being held for late Tioga County investigator

Family of three sitting on a sunny grassy field, smiling at the camera with flowers nearby.

The Ryan S. Bunce Memorial Golf Tournament is being held in Owego on Aug. 15.

2 days ago in Community, Education, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Local

Cortland Free Library to host kid-friendly cow event

At 4 p.m. today, children will make crafts and hear stories about cows.

3 days ago in Lifestyle, Trending

The world wants more high-protein products, but there’s not enough whey to go around

Athletes and older adults have long used smoothies and shakes blended with whey protein concentrate – a powdered byproduct of cheese-making – to build or maintain muscle. More recently, food companies have sprinkled it into everything from breakfast cereals, Pop-Tarts and potato chips to bagels, tortillas and Starbucks drinks to meet growing consumer demand.

Sports

3 hours ago in Sports, Trending

New Yorkers are set to fete the Knicks with a ticker-tape parade

New York is celebrating the Knicks in classic style Thursday, throwing a ticker-tape parade for the team that brought home the NBA championship longed for by generations of fans.

4 hours ago in Sports

US Open off to a slow and foggy start at Shinnecock Hills

For all the concern at the U.S. Open about wind and Shinnecock Hills drying out, another weather issue popped up Thursday morning. Thirty minutes after it began, play was stopped by fog.

1 day ago in Entertainment, Regional, Sports

Binghamton Rumble Ponies drop third straight game

On Tuesday, the Rumble Ponies fell to New Hampshire 4-1.

1 day ago in Community, Local, Politics, Sports

$100K donation expected to benefit Gutchess Lumber Sports Complex

Blue signboard for the Town of Cortlandville with its seal and 'Raymond G. Thorpe Municipal Building' text in front of shrubs on a cloudy day

The Cortlandville Town Board is planning to accept a $100,000 donation from the Cortland County Industrial Development Agency/Business Development Corporation.

1 day ago in Sports

Tale of the ticker tape: The quirky history behind the Knicks’ first NYC parade

New York Knicks fans have waited forever for this. Thursday's ticker-tape parade for the new NBA champions will be a first. When the team won the title before, in 1970 and '73, they weren't honored with New York's signature procession.

1 day ago in Sports

Argentina is defending its World Cup title, and its fans are more obsessed than ever

As reigning champions Argentina returned to the World Cup stage Tuesday, there was no drive too long and no ticket too pricey for its most fervent fans.

2 days ago in Sports, Trending

France striker Kylian Mbappé scores his 13th World Cup goal, breaking a tie with Pelé

Kylian Mbappé scored his 13th World Cup goal on Tuesday, one more than Pelé, to move the France forward into a tie for the fourth most in tournament history.

2 days ago in Sports

Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong becomes 1st MLB player to hit for cycle this season

Pete Crow-Armstrong put his name in the Chicago Cubs' record book next to Hall of Fame slugger Hack Wilson — and then nearly ruined the celebration at Wrigley Field.

National

3 hours ago in National

Springsteen, Bono and Stevie Wonder will help the Obamas open their presidential museum

Former President Barack Obama is getting a little help from his friends in celebrating the opening of his presidential museum in Chicago. The guestlist for Thursday's dedication ceremony includes Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Christina Aguilera and Bono, along with former Presidents Joe Biden, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton.

1 day ago in National

A look at presidential libraries as the Obama Presidential Center opens to the public this week

Whenever historian Geoffrey Ward visits the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum to do research, he finds himself caught up in the spirit of FDR himself, the sense of landed contentment and cheerful disarray that helped define his public image.

2 days ago in National, Trending

Rain along the Gulf Coast could become the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season

A cluster of storms along the Gulf Coast could become the first named tropical storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, the National Hurricane Center said.

2 days ago in National

Blanche set for July confirmation hearings for attorney general as Republicans weigh support

The Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled confirmation hearings for acting Attorney General Todd Blanche in mid-July, even as some Republicans remain undecided about whether to support him for the post.

2 days ago in National

McDonald’s is serving fried apple pie again for America’s 250th birthday

McDonald's is frying up some apple pies to honor America's 250th birthday. The company said Tuesday it's bringing back fried apple pies for the first time in more than three decades. They'll be available at most U.S. restaurants for a limited time starting June 23.

2 days ago in National

Struggling Pizza Hut restaurant chain will be sold for $2.7 billion

The struggling Pizza Hut restaurant chain will be sold for $2.7 billion by parent company Yum Brands. Yum Brands said in February that it was considering selling Pizza Hut and the chain looked to close 250 U.S. restaurants.

3 days ago in National, Trending

Trump celebrates 80th birthday with an Iran deal and UFC cage fights at the White House

President Donald Trump marked his 80th birthday on Sunday by hailing an initial agreement to end the war in Iran and staging a once unfathomable cage-fighting show on the White House's storied South Lawn.

7 days ago in National

Man pleads guilty to killing a top Minnesota Democrat and her husband while posing as an officer

A Minnesota man who pounded on Democratic lawmakers' doors in the middle of the night while posing as a police officer, killing the state House speaker and her husband and wounding a state senator and his wife, pleaded guilty to murder Thursday so that federal prosecutors would not seek the death penalty.

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4 minutes ago in Entertainment, Local

Kiwanis Club of Cortland celebrates new Dwyer Park playground with ribbon-cutting ceremony

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Open-air playground in a park with beige twin slides, green climbing structure, swings, and wood-chip ground near trees and hills in the background.

On June 17th at 5:00 p.m., the Kiwanis Club of Cortland held a ribbon-cutting ceremony alongside the Cortland County Legislature unveiling the new playground at Dwyer Park.

2 hours ago in Community, Environment, Local

Tornado watch issued for Ithaca area

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The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for Tompkins, Cortland, Tioga, Broome, Chemung, Schuyler, and Steuben counties until 3 p.m. Thursday, June 18.

3 hours ago in Community, Education, Local

SUNY Cortland announces permanent closure of child care center

Campus sign reads 'Education Building' with 'Child Care Center' below, located at 103 Prospect Terrace, in front of brick campus buildings and green landscaping.

Following 4 arrests, the SUNY Cortland Child Care Center recently voted to dissolve operations.

3 hours ago in Community, Crime, Local, Politics

Cayuga Heights trustees vote not to renew Flock contract

The Cayuga Heights Board of Trustees voted June 17 to let its contract with Flock Safety lapse in September.

5 hours ago in Community, Local, Politics

Danby joins nearby towns in observing Juneteenth

Danby Town Hall will close Friday, June 19th to honor Juneteenth.

Entertainment

4 minutes ago in Entertainment, Local

Kiwanis Club of Cortland celebrates new Dwyer Park playground with ribbon-cutting ceremony

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On June 17th at 5:00 p.m., the Kiwanis Club of Cortland held a ribbon-cutting ceremony alongside the Cortland County Legislature unveiling the new playground at Dwyer Park.

3 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending

Lil Nas X shares a video update after getting mental health care: ‘There’s less fear in my heart’

The musician Lil Nas X posted a moving video update to his Instagram on Wednesday morning. In the nearly three-minute clip, the artist — born Montero Lamar Hill — shared that he "has been in rehab for a few months," and since then, has returned home to both Atlanta, where he is from and his family lives, and Los Angeles, where he resides.

4 hours ago in Entertainment

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